English Words: T

3,151 words · Page 7 of 64

tansynoun

A herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum vulgare.

tantnoun

A tantalum capacitor.

tantalisingadj

Alternative spelling of tantalizing.

tantalizingadj

Teasing; tempting, especially that which is beyond reach.

tantalizinglyadv

In a tantalizing manner.

tantalumnoun

A chemical element (symbol Ta) with atomic number 73: a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant.

tantalusnoun

A stork of the genus Mycteria (formerly Tantalus), especially the American wood stork, Mycteria americana.

tantamountadj

Equivalent in meaning or effect; amounting to the same thing in practical terms, even if being technically distinct.

tantenoun

A Jewish aunt.

tantonoun

A traditional Japanese small sword or knife; often used as a secondary weapon to a katana.

tantranoun

A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.

tantricadj

Related to Vajrayana Buddhism.

tantrumnoun

An often childish display or fit of bad temper.

tanukinoun

A raccoon dog, Nyctereutes viverrinus.

Tanyaname

A diminutive of the female given names Tatiana (from Russian) or Tetyana (from Ukrainian).

Tanzanianame

A country in East Africa. Official name: United Republic of Tanzania.

Tanzaniannoun

A person from Tanzania or of Tanzanian descent.

taoname

Alternative letter-case form of Tao: the way of nature or way to live one's life.

Taoiseachnoun

The head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country.

Taoismname

A Chinese mystical philosophy traditionally founded by Lao-tzu in the 6th century B.C.E. that teaches conformity to the tao by wu wei, naturalness, and simplicity, long closely intertwined with Chinese folk religion and influenced by Buddhism, with which it shares five precepts.

Taoistadj

Relating to Taoism.

Taosadj

Of or pertaining to the Taos people or language.

tapnoun

A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.

tapanoun

A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.

tapasnoun

A variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks such as croquettes, cured meat, potato salad, and seafood, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well.

tapenoun

Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.

tapernoun

A slender wax candle.

taperedverb

simple past and past participle of taper

tapestrynoun

A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.

tapewormnoun

Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.

tapingnoun

The act of recording something on tape, or (by extension) on another medium.

tapiocanoun

A starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.

tapirnoun

An odd-toed ungulate of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper lip.

Tappname

A surname.

tappannoun

An emergent tropical rainforest tree, Koompassia excelsa, family Fabaceae, of Southeast Asia.

tappedverb

simple past and past participle of tap

tappernoun

One who makes a tapping noise.

tappingnoun

An act of making a light hit or strike against something.

taproomnoun

A room where alcoholic beverages are served on tap; a bar or barroom.

tapsnoun

A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo; the signal is sometimes also given during the funeral of a soldier.

tapunoun

Alternative form of taboo.

tarnoun

A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.

Taraname

An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings.

tarannoun

A species of roach (Rutilus heckelii), a fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to the Black Sea basin: rivers Don, Kuban, Dnieper, Dniester, rarely Danube.

Taranakiname

A region in western North Island, New Zealand.

Tarantinoname

A dialect of Neapolitan spoken in and around Taranto in Apulia.

Tarantoname

A port city in Apulia, in southeastern Italy.

tarantulanoun

Any of the large, hairy New World spiders comprising the family Theraphosidae.

Tarasname

Synonym of Tarentum, former name of Taranto: a city in Italy.

tardnoun

A person with mental retardation.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter T contains 3,151 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 64 pages, and you are currently viewing page 7. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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